Topic: Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition announced

[MysterD]

You can find a trailer for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition here.

Now, well...Here's why.
Basically, many gamers wanted a more traditional 3rd person perspective in the game that much, so Frogwares added one. And, you'll be able to switch on the fly b/t the two modes, in this new version. To me, sounds like something they could add for current owners of the game, in a patch or something.

There's some new graphical bells and whistles to be added to the game, in this Edition.
And, a Help Bar for 3rd person mode.
And a help system to help you get through some of the puzzles, if you want help.

Here's the news...

02/10/2008
CULT HIT ADVENTURE SERIES SHERLOCK HOLMES RETURNS IN A NEW REMASTERED VERSION

Since its release in 2007, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened has attracted a huge worldwide audience, earning high marks from reviewers and consumers alike. Regarded by many as one of the best uses of a license (earning GameSpot's "Best Use of a License" award in 2007) – The Awakened is one of the key titles in the adventure genre is the past several years.

In the original game, players were immersed in the world of Sherlock Holmes through a first-person style of gameplay. While this was a seen by many as a fresh and new take on the genre, many fans felt the game could be improved by adding a more traditional and familiar third-person perspective. To better serve these fans of "classic" adventure games, Frogwares is now pleased to announce an updated version of The Awakened, offering a third-person gameplay mode.

To showcase this new version of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, Focus and Frogwares have today released a new video walkthrough of the game's features. Narrated by Wael Amr, Director of Frogwares, this new video focuses on the game's updates and changes, along with discussing the reasoning behind the gameplay changes.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remastered Edition will be released on PC DVD on October 23 2008.

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Updated features of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remastered Edition include:

- Two view modes – the original 1st – person mode, along with the new 3rd-person mode, which brings a fresh new perspective to the game

- A new Help Bar which allows players in the 3rd-person mode to instantly discover all the available actions on the screen

- An updated help system that offers gamers step-by-step solutions to the game's puzzles.

- Improved graphics which feature new lighting, HD effects, shaders, shadows and new animations

 

[Quemaqua]

I might actually be interested in this.

[MysterD]

I have the Original Edition -- and yeah, *that* Edition was pretty good. Never finished it, though. I should, though.

I'd imagine The Remastered Ed would be even better -- especially w/ all those extra options, extra graphical features, etc etc.